24: Unpredictable Rabbit Holes
12/02/2011
Finally finished the first draft of Part One of the first book. Blew my deadline by two days, but that last chapter was twice as long as I planned. My total word count for the first book so far is 57,742. Been averaging 1,000 words a day since mid-October.
As for quality, it’s hard to tell. It feels good as I write it, but the initial reread is disappointing. But I need to let it sit before I can get a fresh take on it. I’m too close to it right now. Meanwhile, I’m going to rest for a day or two before I plunge into Part Two. My current goal is to have Part Two done by my birthday in February, and at my current pace that shouldn’t be a problem. But as I’m learning, you just can’t predict what the big time-spenders will be.
Present-Day Reflection
6/18/2026
Amen to that.
I still can’t predict such things, even today. Especially now that I’m on a computer and working on building this website. I can spend a whole day slipping down technical rabbit holes I didn’t even know existed when I went to bed the night before. Website deadlines are never met for me. The upside though is that things keep getting worked out so the end results are better than I initially hoped for.
Which is the only reason why I’m not complaining… much.
